Your Marriage Isn’t Breaking—The First Year of Parenthood Really Just is This Hard
“I just don’t know if we’re going to make it,” a friend texted me a few weeks back. I imagined…
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By Melissa McGuire There’s No Guidebook For Pandemic Parenting
I stand there looking at the 6-pack of peanut butter crackers and tears well up in my eyes. The tears…
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By Shannon Whitmore We Started a Family Right Away—And Don’t Regret it For a Second
I was 26 when I got married and 27 when I gave birth to my first child. My husband and…
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By Dana Frutos Love Your Kids With All Your Might
As a child care provider and educator, there has always been so much I’ve wanted to tell parents. There are…
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By Mandy Thudium Nothing Can Prepare You For Parenthood, But You Learn
Two of our best friends had a baby this week. As I humbly held their child, so new to this…
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By Dana Moss To the Quiet Supporters: We Couldn’t Do Parenthood Without You
Starting a family is a joint effort. Not just in the physical aspect, of course, but emotionally and mentally. It…
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By Karen Johnson What Is Christmas Like for Parents? This Hilarious SNL Skit Nails It
Okay parents. We've got eight days to go. I know you know this, because I know your kids reminded you…
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I’ve Got Kids—Dirt and Germs Are Just Part of the Deal
My five-year-old was eating Cheez-Its at the park recently when he of course, as all five-year-olds do, dropped the bag…
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Teach Me to Be Brave
I am afraid. For most people, it’s an emotion. In my case, it’s a character trait. Ask those who know…
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By Julieann Selden I Hope Our Son Turns Out Just Like You
I held my breath as they took the first ultrasound. I wasn’t sure what I wanted, but when they delivered…
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Six Things I Can’t Do Since I Had Kids
Becoming a mom was hands-down, no-hesitation the best thing that has ever happened to me. It is beautiful, and hard, and meaningful, and…
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By Anneliese Lawton 5 Gifts New Parents Really Need
There’s nothing new parents need more than an endless supply of tutus for their baby girl, “Handsome like Daddy” onesies…
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